Printing-press.



C. B. SWINK.

PRINTING PRESS.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 23. I913.

Patented July 3, 1917.

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C. B. SWINK.

PRINTING PRESS.

APPLICATION FILED 0cT.-23. i913.

Patented July 3, 1917.

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CHARLES B. SWINK, OF DELPHOS, OHIO, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENT-S, TOTHE DELPI-IOS PRINTING PRESS COMPANY, OF DELPHOS, 01-110, A CORPORATIONOF OHIO.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 3, 191%..

App1ication filed October 23, 1913. Serial No. 796,794.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES B. SWINK, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Delphos, in the county of Allen and State of Ohio,have invented a certain new and useful Printing-Press; and I do herebydeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the characters of reference markedthereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to printing presses and particularly to that classof presses which have reciprocable bed plates and rotatable pressurecylinders.

The object of the invention is to produce a printing press havingefficient and durable mechanism which will directly drive the cylinderand the bed plate and cause the pressure cylinder to rotate at a speedwhich varies according to the operations of the other parts of themachine.

In the operation of the machine and while an impression is taken thesurface of the cylinder must of necessity move with the bed plate. Thecylinder is lowered before and raised after a print is taken. Thecylinder is rotated at a slower speed when the bed plate returns thanwhen the print is taken to give the bed plate time for return ing andraising and lowering of the cylinder. The cylinder is driven by a set ofdouble gear which time the movement of the cylinder to accord withmovement of the bed plate on the printing stroke and to rotate thecylinder at slow speed when the bed plate is returning. The bed plate isdriven by a crank block located directly under and in the vicinity ofthe bed during the printing stroke. The cylinder gear and the bed gearare driven direct from the drive shaft which makes an efficient andpowerful cylinder and bed drive and permits the use of a low frame.

The invention may be contained in a number of constructions. Oneconstruction is selected as an example of the machines that embody myinvention and it is described herein to showhow such construction'may bemade and operated.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a side view of a part of aprintlng press which embodiesmy invention. Figs. 2 and 3 illustratedetails of construction of a part of the mechanism shown in Fig. 1. Fig.1 illustrates a side view of the press shown in Fig. 1, partly broken toshow some of the interior mechanism, and Fig. 5 illustrates a transversesection of the press.

- 1, Fig. 1, is the frame of the printing press. 2, Figs. 4: and 5, is abed plate in whichthe chase is located. 3 is the pressure cylinder. Themechanism operates to move the bed plate back and forth beneath thecylinder 3. When it is moved in one direction the cylinder presses thepaper against the type located on the bed plate 2 and a print is taken.When the bed plate returns the paper is removed and the cylinder 3 israised.

10 is the driving pulley. 11 is the driving shaft supported at one endin the bearing 12 located in the bracket 13 and at the other end in thebearing lthung on the frame 1. Pinions 15 and 16 are secured to theshaft 11.

The pinion 16 operates upon a gear-wheel 17, which rotates on the shaft19. The gear 17 drives the bed 2 back and forth. A block 20 (Fig. 1) issecured by a bolt to the gearwheel 17 The block 20 moves in a channel orway 21 formed in a bracket 22. The channel frame is secured by braces 23and is strengthened by ribs 24:. The bracket is secured to the bed frame25, which is carried back and forth on the frame 1. The bed 25 isprovided with channels 26 which slide along rails 27 formed on theframe 1. The bed 25 is also secured to the frame. 1 by means of thebrackets 28 which extend under ledges 29 formed on the frame 1. i

As the gear 17 is rotated the block 20 slides up and down in the channel21 and carries the bed 25 back and forth on the frame 1. The movement ofthe frame 25 is consequently sinusoidal, its speed being maximum whenthe block 20 is located at the ends of the channel 21 and minimum whenthe block 20 is located at the center of the channel.

The bed plate 2 is provided with rails 30 which set into channels 31formed in the bed 25. The bed 25 is provided withgear wheels 32 securedto the bed frame by means of pins 33. The cog-wheels 32 are rotated asthe bed moves by racks 34 located on the ledges 29 of the frame 1. Racks35 are also located on the under side of the bed plate 2 so that as thebed frame 25 is shifted back and forth by the operation of the cog-wheel17, and as the upper teeth of the cog-wheels 32 move twice as fast asthe lower teeth of the cog-wheels and the bed 25, the bed plate '2 willmove at twice the speed and move 15. The cylinder is supported on ashaft 50,-

which is mounted in movable bearing blocks 51 located in the frame 1.The pinion 15 located on the shaft 11 operates upon the gear-wheel 52.The gear-wheel 52 is connected to a double gear having offset gear facesfor causing the cylinder to move at a varying speed according to theoperations of the bed plate 2. The gearing is supported on the shaft 53.It has the blank 5% and a uniform driving portion 55 on one side. Thisis shown in Fig. 5. It also has a blank 56 and an irregular portion 57which c0613- erates with the cylinder gear to cause sinusoidal movementsof the cylinder surface to correspond with the movement of the bed platewhen a print is taken. The double gear operates on a double gearconnected to the shaft 50. The double gear connected to the shaft 50 hasthe uniform drive gear face 59 and an irregular gear face 60 and a blankportion 61. The gear face 59 is operated upon by the gear face 55 andcauses the cylinder to rotate at a slower speed than when the-irregularportion 60 is operated upon by the irregular portion 57, to give the bedplate an opportunity to return to be inked and also to permit thecylinder to be raised and lowered.

The cylinder is raised and lowered by means of a cam, which is operatedby the cog-wheel 17. The cylinder shaft 50 located in the blocks 51 ismoved up and down in the frame 1. The blocks 51 slide along the ribs orkeys 7 0; Rods 71 are secured to the blocks 51 and to the blocks 72 bymeans of nuts 7 3 which clamp the blocks to the shoulders74c. Blocks 75adj ustably movable along the keys or ribs 76 located in the frame 1,are secured in position by means of screw bolts77. A shaft 78 is locatedbetween the blocks 72 and 75, and is provided with cam surfaces 79 whichspread the blocks 72 and 75 when the shaft 78 is rotated. When theblocks are spread the blocks 72 are forced downward. which pull withthem the blocks.

51 by means of rods 71. This carries down the cylinder 2.

Springs 80 are located between the frame 1 and adjustable screw bolts 81having fiat heads. The bolts 81 are secured in the blocks 51 and lockedin position by means of the nuts 82. The cams 79 operate in op ositionto the springs 80 to pull the blocks 51 down when the shaft 78 is turnedin one direction. When the shaft 78 is turned in the opposite directionthe springs 80 operate to lift the cylinder.

The shaft 78 is operated by the cog-wheel 17 in which is located acam-way or channel which is provided with concentric portions, one, 91,havin about half the radius of the cog-wheel an one, 92, located nearthe shaft 19. It also has intermediate por tions which connect the twotions 91 and 92. A. roller 93 is located in the cam way 90. It ismounted on a lever 9 1 pivoted to a bracket 95 secured to the frame 1.As the cog-wheel 17 rotates the roller 93 and the upper end of the lever4: is

concentric porswung back andforth to the left of the shaft.

19 and between the shaft and half the radius length of the cog-wheel 17.The upper end of the lever 94 is provided with a roller 96. A link 97 isprovided with a slot or notch98 by means of which the link 97 may engagewith the roller 96 located on thelever- 94. The link 97 is secured to acrank arm'99. The crank arm 99 is secured to the shaft 78. As the lever94 is carried back and forth by the operation of the cam-way 90 thecrank 99 is swung back and forth about a quarter of a turn. The crank99, the shaft 78 and cams 79 are thus given a reciprocatory quarter turnmovement each time the cog-wheel 17 is rotated which pulls the cylinderdown against the operation of the springs80 and permitsit to be raisedby the springs 80. This is done each time the cog-wheel 17 completes areciprocation of the bed plate.

If desired the cams 79 may be disconnected from the operating lever. 9%by means of the'foot lever 100. The foot lever 100 is pivoted to theframe 1 and is connected to a bell crank 101 by meansof a rod 102. Thebell crank 101 is pivoted to the frame 1 by means of the bearing 103.The bell crank 101 is provided with a roller 10% which'operates betweentwo ridges secured to or forming apart of one end of the link 97. If thefoot lever is operated when the link is carried to the left the roller104 will rise in advance of the ridge 105, but whenthe link 97 isbrought toward the shaft 19 the ridge 105 will ride up on the roller104: and, consequently, at the completion of the printing stroke, thelink 97 and the crank 99 will be disconnected from their operativemechanism. The link will thus be held up and the mechanism disconnectedas long as the foot lever 100 is pressed by the foot. If,however, theroller 104. is under the lower end of the ridge 105 the link 97 will beinane-1 diately disconnected from the lever 9%. When the foot lever isreleased the roller 96 will again catch the link 97 and at the propertimes the cam 79 will be operated and the cylinder 2 lowered and raised.

The wheel 52 is provided with a means for adjusting the double gear withrespect to the gear on the shaft which operates the cylinder 3particularly to give the gear connected to the cylinder the properrelative free movements to allow for raising and lowering the cylinder 3with respect to the bed plate 2. The means for adjusting the double gearoperated by the wheel 52 consists of a sleeve 110 surrounding the shaft53 having an eccentric outer surface on which the hub of the wheel 52 islocated. The sleeve is shrunk or forced onto the shaft 53. A cap plate111 is secured to the shaft or bearing stud 53 by means of the screws112. The sleeve and stud may be turned to any position and locked bymeans of the nut 113.

In the operation of the mechanism the wheels rotate in the directionindicated by the arrows. A print is taken when the driving crank block20 is located in the vicinity of the bed frame and near the upper end ofthe channel 21. This gives great strength and long life to the mechanismsince the crank block is located in proximity to the bed on which itoperates and prevents any wedging or levering or loosening of the parts.Furthermore the gear wheels 17 and 59 are directly driven by the driveshaft 11. When the cylinder is raised, the teeth 55 on the wheel 52 meshwith the teeth 59. The gear face 55 gives a slower speed to the cylinderwhich gives opportunity for the clips to operate and gives time for theoperation of other mechanism of the printing press. The portion 57 whichoperates upon the portion 60 bulges from the center of the wheel 52 andcauses the cylinder 3 to rotate more rapidly and synchronously with thebed movement when a print is taken. It takes up the operation of thecylinder from the action of uniform driving portion 55 of the wheel 52.The uniform drive faces of the gears again come into play when the paperis removed and the cylinder raised. The cylinder is then loweredwhereupon the irregular faces again cotiperate to drive the cylinder.

The construction described may be greatly varied by those skilled in theart and yet such modifications may still come within the scope of myclaims.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is asfollows:

1. The combination of a reciprocatory bed plate, a depending bracketmechanically connected to the bed plate and having a channel, a wristpin movable in the channei,

a gear wheel, the said wrist pin connected to the gear wheel and movablein the channel for driving the bed plate, an impression cylinder, a pairof double off-set gears for driving the impression cylinder, a gearwheel connected to the offset gears, a driving shaft, and a pair ofpinions located on the shaft for driving the said gear wheels.

2. The combination of a bed plate having racks, a bed frame having gearsmeshing with the racks, a supporting frame having racks meshing with thegear wheels, a depending bracket secured to the bed frame and having achannel, a gear wheel, a wrist pin secured to the last named gear wheeland movable in the channel, an impression cylinder, means for raisingand lowering the impression cylinder, a pair of double off-set gears fordriving the impression cylinder, a gear wheel connected to the off-setgears, a driving shaft, and a pair of pinions located on the drivingshaft for driving the said gear wheels.

3. The combination of a bed plate, a bed frame having gears, asupporting frame, racks located on the bed plate and the supportingframe, meshing with the gears, a depending bracket having a channel andsecured centrally to the bed frame, a gear wheel, a wrist pin movable inthe channel and secured to said gear wheel, an impression cylinder, apair of double off-set gears, a gear wheel connected to the off-setgears, a driving shaft, and a pair of-pinions secured to the drivingshaft for driving the said gear wheels.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my name to thisspecification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

CHARLES B. SWINK.

Witnesses:

JOHN F. LINDEMANN, Gus'rAvn W. EYsnNBAoH.

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